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s. s. NEWTON}, Bottle Stopper.

No. 232,362. Patented Spt. 21,1880.

N. PETERS, PHofmuTHoGRAPMER, WASHINGTQN, DJ;

NITED STATES PATENT Prion.

STEPHEN S. NEWTON, OF BINGHAMTON, HEY V YORK.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 232,362, datedSeptember 21, ,1880.

Application filed July 8, 1879.

To all whom tt may concern Be it known. that I, STEPHEN S. NEWTON, ofBin'ghainton, in the county of Broome and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stoppers; and'Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form apart of this specification.

Figurelisa perspective view of my improvement, the finishing'cap beingremoved therefrom. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same with thefinishing-cap in position. Fig. 3 is a section taken on line my, Fig.2,with the parts in the position shown in said figure; and Fig. 4 is asection taken on the same line with the ports closed.

In the drawings, H is the cork, adapted to fit within the neck of thebottle. H is a short tube, screw -threaded externally by preference, andfirmly seated centrally of the cork. The lower end of the tube H isclosed except that a section, I, of the vent-tube passes through it.

- h is a discharge-port formed in one side of the short tube H, near itslower end. (See Figs. 2, 3, and 4.)

The upper part of the tube H is provided with a flange, H adapted tocover, or nearly cover, the end of the tube or this flange may, ifpreferred, cover both the cork and the mouth of the bottle.

That portion of the tube H which projects above flange H isscrew-threaded externally, and is recessed or cut away at its extremeupper end, the uncut portions forming shoulders h 7L2, as shown in Fig.1, for a purpose which will be explained.

within certain limits, the extent of its rotation being limited by thecontact of the spur j with the shoulders or stops h h K is a cap orthimble engaging with the upper part of tube H. It serves as a finishingfor the outer end of said tube, and (by means of an inwardly-turnedflange) it also operates to hold the tube J down on its seat and preventit from slipping out when the bottle is inverted.

The ventilating-tube is arranged inside of the discharge-tube J, andeccentric thereto, the lower end of the upper portion, I, of thisvent-tube abutting against the upper end of the lower portion, I, whenthe devices are in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, at which timethe ports h j coincide, the spurj being at this time in contact with theshoulder k It will be seen that the contents can pass freely through theports hj, and thence out through the discharge-tube J, and that at thesame time air can pass through the vent-tube I I, and facilitate thedischarge of the contents of the bottle. It will also be understood thatwhen the discharge-tube J is rotated in the direction indicated by thearrow in Fig. 4 until the spur 7' engages with the shoulder 72/, theport h will be closed, and the upper end of the portion I of thevent-tube will be closed by the plate which closes the lower end of thedischargetube J, except at that point where the portion I of thevent-tube passes through it.

It will be seen that by closing the lower ends of both tubes, H and J,except at the points occupied by the ports and the vent-tube sections, Igain certain advantages, as follows: When the parts are in the positionindicated in Fig. 4 the plate at the lower end of tube H closes thelower end of the vent-tube section 1, and the plate at the lower end oftube J closes the upper end of the vent-tube section I, thus making thestopper air-tight; whereas, if the plate at the lower end of either ofthese tubes were omitted, the device would not be perfectly tight,although it might be sufficiently so for use with liquids having suchconsistency that they would not readily flow through a small vent-tubein case the bottle were accidentally placed in an inclined or invertedposition.

What I claim is- 1. In a bottle-stopper, the combination of the tube H,havingan eccentric port, h, and a recess at its upper end, thedischarge-tube J, having a corresponding port and a spur, j, and the capK, substantially as set forth.

2. In a bottle-stopper, the combination of the tube H, having aneccentric port, the discharge-tube J, h avin g a correspondin g port and having its lower end partially closed, and the vent-tubeII,made in twosections and mounted in the tubes H and J, substantially as set forth.

/ 3. In a bottle-stopper, the combination of the following elements,viz: the dischargetube J, provided with an eccentric port for thepassage of liquid and another eccentric port for the passage of air, thetube H, provided with an eccentric liquid-port-and an eccentricair-port, respectively eorrespondii'lg to the aforesaid ports in thetube J, and the in wardlyprojecting vent-tube I, arranged to communicatewith the air-port in the tube J through the air-port in tube H,substantially as set forth.

4. In a bottle'stopper, the combination of 25 the following elements,viz: the dischargetube J, provided with an eccentric port in its sideand an aperture for a vent-tube, the venttube I, arranged to communicatewith said aperture and situated Within said tube J, the 0 tube H,provided with an eccentric port and an aperture, respectivelycorresponding to those in the discharge-tube, and the vent-tube I,arranged to communicate with the last said aperture, substantially asset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN S. NEWTON. Witnesses:

R. D. 0. SMITH, H. H. BLrss.

